January 2011
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portable surge protector
This is one of the first things I pack in my portable office, whenever I head out the door for more than a few hours. With 3 AC outlets, plus 2 USB ports to charge pocketable devices (such as mobile phones and iPods) it lets me power all the gadgets I need, even when traveling with two laptops. Because its plug can pivot, it can usually fit into crowded and awkwardly placed wall outlets.
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Internet Archive: Wayback Machine →
When looking for an old web page or site, long since deleted or updated beyond recognition, you can use the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
Here’s a whole article about this often useful and amazing repository of old web pages, from: 1 Heck Of A Guy.
Universal Drive Adapter
I keep one of these in my kit. With it, I can remove the internal hard drive from an old or dead computer, then quickly (and cheaply) connect it as an external hard drive on a new or other computer. Thus, I can copy or restore old files to another hard drive, or even duplicate (clone) the entire hard drive to a new one. Only $28 via Amazon, it pays for itself the first time you recover an...
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Saving Web Pages
When I save a web page, hoping to open the file years later, I use one — or more! — of these formats:
.TXT (plain text)
.HTM (html)
.PDF (portable document format)
Simple text and pure HTML files are the most likely to be readily readable well into the future. A PDF file will better preserve the original layout, text styles, photos and graphics, and seems likely to be widely...
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“If you want to be known for something in social media, be known as someone who...”
– Christopher S Penn
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Watchif you provide a mediocre service, expect your customers to turn on you, expect the media to mock you.
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for those of us who can’t yet upgrade to an iPhone from Verizon Wireless — or waiting for an iPhone 5 this summer — maybe it’s time to buy ourselves the other pocket computer running Apple’s iOS: